The single crochet stitch is the most basic -- and common -- of all crochet stitches.
Single crochet stitches are the smallest and simplest to create. Single stitches are extremely popular in patterns because they're both great for beginners and useful for specialty patterns like Amigurumi -- stuffed animals and dolls made using nothing but single crochet stitches.
Instructions
1. Crochet a foundation row. The foundation row is nothing more than a series of chains made with the chain stitch. Begin with a foundation row of about 15 chains.
2. Insert your crochet hook in the second chain from the hook, skipping the first chain.
3. Twist your wrist in a clockwise motion using the hooked part of your hook to snag yarn from the fingers in your left hand. In other words: wrap yarn from behind your hook, over the top and to the front of your hook.
4. Pull the yarn toward you, keeping your yarn snagged, through the chain into which you just inserted your hook. Two loops should now be on the hook.
5. Snag yarn around your hook again (from behind -- this is called "yarn over", or YO), and pull it through both loops that are on the hook to get back to one loop on the hook. You have now made one single crochet, with one loop left on the hook.
6. Start your next stitch by inserting your hook into the next chain and repeating the same procedure; do this for each single crochet stitch across the row.
